HIDDEN BREWERY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10515035 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£239.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £239,062
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£239k
↑ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £239.1k | £219.7k |
| Current assets | £1.4k | £3.8k |
| Net assets | £239.1k | £219.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-13➕MUNDING, Dashiel Hugo, Dr. appointeddirector
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-01➖OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-05-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-05📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2017-03-01➕OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs HIDDEN BREWERY LIMITED
- 2016-12-07➕MUNDING, Rolf Hugo appointeddirector
- 2016-12-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MUNDING, Dashiel Hugo, Dr. (same surname) appointed 2024-11-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Rolf Hugo Munding Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Kernow House Gas Hill
Newham
Truro
TR1 2XP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MUNDING, Dashiel Hugo, Dr.→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-11-13
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MUNDING, Rolf Hugo→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-12-07
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OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2018-03-01
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-11